T. Shatinian playing blul near doorway, full-length portrait, photogra...
Photograph caption: Mr. Shatinian is standing near the doorway of his barbershop playing a blul from Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the b... More
T. Shatinian playing blul to the right of doorway, full-length portrai...
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the blul on April 24, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.
Bedros Haroutunian holding saz, facing front, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Saz, a 3-stringed plucked instrument, very old in Armenia. Owned by Mr. Bedros Haroutunian . . . (No player located)." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunia... More
Archie Krotlian playing oud, half-length portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "The pick is an eagle's feather from the Caucasus." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Aslanian's Armenian Orchestra performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish dance music on A... More
Bedros Haroutunian holding saz, facing left, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Saz, a 3-stringed plucked instrument, very old in Armenia. Owned by Mr. Bedros Haroutunian. . . (No player located)." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunian... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, seated, left profile, three-quarter lengt...
Photograph caption: "Playing his surna [zurna]. From Turkish Armenia." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 24, 1939, collecte... More
Hartop Goshtigian playing the violin, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Armenian from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs and music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Joe Bedrosian playing his zurna while being photographed by WPA photog...
Half-length portrait of Joe Bedrosian, seated, on left side of photograph. Photographer on right side of photo not identified. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Arme... More
Siranoosh Shapazian, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Name erroneously listed as "Shabazian" on photograph caption. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Siranoosh Shapazian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs on October 30, collected by Si... More
Mary and Hartop Goshtigian playing oud and violin, group portrait, pho...
Photograph caption: "They are Armenians from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Vartan Shapazian, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Name erroneously listed as "Shabazian" on photograph caption. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Vartan S. Shapazian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs on October 30, 1939, collected... More
T. Shatinian holding blul, facing left, three-quarter length portrait,...
Photograph caption: Mr. Shatinian is standing in front of his barbarshop in Fresno, holding his blul from Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on ... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, left profile, head-and-shoulders portrait...
Photograph caption: "Illustrating his contention that the surna is a kind of bagpipe for which his cheeks are the bag." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and... More
Bedros Haroutunian playing kamanche, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on the kamanche and the qanun on April 22, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fres... More
Jack Bakalian playing dumbelek, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: Mr. Bakalian "from Armenia playing dumbeg [dumbelek] he bought in Syria." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Jack Bakalian performing Armenian music on the dumbelek on an u... More
Mary Goshtigian playing the oud, seated, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Armenian from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs and music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, seated, facing right, half-length portrai...
Photograph caption: "Playing his surna [zurna]. From Turkish Armenia." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 24, 1939, collecte... More
Bedros Haroutunian playing qanun, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Bedros Haroutunian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on the kamanche and the qanun on April 22, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fres... More
Joe Bedrosian playing zurna, seated, facing left, half-length portrait...
Photograph caption: "Playing his surna [zurna]. From Turkish Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Joe Bedrosian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish music on April 24, 1939, collected... More
Ruben Baboyan, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Photograph caption: From Van in Armenia. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Ruben J. Baboyan performing Armenian and Armenian-Turkish songs on April 16, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cow... More
Mary Goshtigian standing with oud, full-length portrait, photograph
Sidney Robertson Cowell notes on verso of photograph: "A sophisticated performer on the oude [oud] from night clubs in Istanbul." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian ... More
T. Shatinian playing blul, facing left, three-quarter length portrait,...
Photograph caption: "Playing his syrinx [blul], a pipe much prized by Kurdish shepherds." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the blul on April 24, 193... More
Mary Goshtigian playing the oud, seated, portrait, photograph
Photograph caption: "Armenian from Constantinople." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs and music on April 17, 1939, coll... More
Mary Goshtigian standing with oud, full-length portrait, photograph
Sidney Robertson Cowell notes on verso of photograph: "A sophisticated performer on the oude [oud] from night clubs in Istanbul." Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Mary and Hartop Goshtigian ... More
Archie Krotlian playing oud, seated, portrait, photograph
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Aslanian's Armenian Orchestra performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish dance music on April 23, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.
Mesrout Takakjian, portrait, photograph, Northern California
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting Aslanian's Armenian orchestra performing Armenian and Armeno-Turkish songs on April 23, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.
T. Shatinian playing blul to the right of doorway, full-length portrai...
Forms part of a group of field materials documenting T. Shatinian performing Armenian music on the blul on April 24, 1939, collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Fresno, California.